Cullen Doody Season 2009
Events: 1,500M (3:50.23), 3,000M (8:24.28), 5,000M (IN: 14:30.25; OUT: 14:48.07)
2012 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Leader of the Year
CAREER CAPSULE
One of the team’s leading distance runners throughout his collegiate career from 2009-12 … Wrapped up his career as the No. 9-ranked runner on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the 5,000 meters with a personal best of 14 minutes, 30.25 seconds … Made his SEC Championships debut during the indoor and outdoor seasons with his final season in 2012 … A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll during his career … Also recognized as a first-team selection to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District VI Team … Was the 2011-12 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Leader of the Year award winner during his last season… Given a $10,000 postgraduate scholarship by the SEC for his selection … Graduated from LSU in May 2012 with his degree in biological sciences.
2012
A leader of the LSU distance group during his final season in Baton Rouge in 2012 … Lettered during the indoor and outdoor seasons with an appearance at the SEC Championships … Earned a career-best 11th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium after running 14:55.25 in the conference final … Finished in 27th place in the 5k at the Penn Relays with an outdoor personal record of 14:48.07 … Also clocked an outdoor PR of 3:50.23 in the 1,500 meters in a sixth-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou … Broke four minutes in the 1,500 meters in a runner-up finish at the LSU Relays (3:54.02) and fifth-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold (3:55.02) … Competed in the 3,000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships … Crossed the finish line in 20th place at the SEC Indoor meet with a run of 8:46.31 … Ran an indoor PR of 8:24.28 for 13th place in the 3k at the Razorback Invitational … Placed 18th at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 8:30.98 … Raced to a lifetime PR of 14:30.25 in an eighth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational … Posted the No. 9-ranked time on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the men’s 5k … Opened the indoor season with a fifth-place finish in the mile at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (4:21.36) … Also a member of LSU’s distance medley relay team throughout the season … Ran the mile on the anchor leg of the foursome that took seventh place in the college final at the Penn Relays with a 2012 seasonal-best time of 10:01.66 … Recognized for his outstanding academic performance with a fourth selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District VI First Team after the campaign … Presented a $10,000 postgraduate scholarship by the Southeastern Conference as the men’s recipient of the 2011-12 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Leader of the Year award.
2011
Established lifetime personal records of 9:12.90 in the 3,000 meters and 15:44.84 in the 5,000 meters during the 2011 indoor season … Took sixth place in the 3,000 meters at the LSU Twilight with his personal best of 9:12.90 … Also competed in the 3k at the Purple Tiger Invitational (9:15.24) and Tyson Invitational (9:15.32) during the indoor season … Finished in ninth place in the 5,000 meters at the Texas A&M Dual Meet with a time of 15:44.84 … Won the mile at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier with a time of 4:28.23 in his only appearance in the event of the season … Set a personal best of 4:04.72 in the 1,500 meters in an eighth-place finish at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational … Finished runner-up in the event at the Cole-Lancon Invitational with a time of 4:05.36 … Lined up twice in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while posting a seasonal best of 10:05.29 in a fifth-place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold … Made three appearances in the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season … Honored with the Wally Pontiff , Jr. Academic Excellence Award during the 2011 Tiger Athletic Foundation Academic Excellence Gala … Was selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third time in his collegiate career.
2010
Competed in one meet for the Tigers during the outdoor season … Did not finish the 5,000 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold … Did not compete during the indoor campaign … Honored as the LSU Male Cross Country Runner of the Year during the inaugural LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet on April 16 … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season.
2009
Received a redshirt during his true freshman season in 2009 … Named a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and a recipient of the LSU Scholar-Athlete Director’s Cup in 2009.
PRIOR TO LSU
Finished his high school career with personal bests of 4:31 in the 1,600 meters, 9:58 in the 3,200 meters and 16:13 in the 5,000 meters … Was the runner-up in the 1,600 meters in District 8-5A … Helped lead his high school cross country team to three Class 5A state titles … Also played baseball and basketball during his career at Jesuit High School.
PERSONAL
Full name is Cullen Reynolds Doody … Born on Oct. 21, 1989 … Parents are Tim and Ellen Doody … Has a young sister, Erin … Mother and father graduated from LSU … Graduated from LSU in May 2012 with a degree in biological sciences.